Soulmates Die 10 Minutes Apart: ‘Lifetime Of Love’ Ends When Husband Dies 10 Minutes After Wife

Soulmates died 10 minutes apart after a “lifetime of love.” According to Yahoo! News, Harry and Mavis Stevenson died within 10 minutes of each other after a 65-year-long romance. The English couple had been living together at the St. Werburgh’s House Care Home in Derby after Mavis fell ill. Harry couldn’t stand being apart from her, so he moved into the home too. What happened shortly after will break your heart in the most beautiful way.

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“The Stevensons’ family was not surprised when Mavis passed away on Nov. 3 at 89 but was shocked when her 88-year-old husband — who was in good health — shed a few tears and died by her side just minutes later,” reports Yahoo! News.

The soulmates died 10 minutes apart after spending their lives together, even when they weren’t physically together. Mavis waited for Harry’s return from World War II, and the two were reunited after he fought in the battle of Normandy on D-Day, and they got married shortly thereafter. Family members say that it was Mavis’ love that pulled Harry through the tough times overseas.

“Their love lasted and they were devoted to each other. I can imagine them being together now, after their death, side by side. Their romance and their love kept them together during those years. When there is absence, then the heart grows stronger,” said Mavis and Harry’s nephew, Stephen Cresswell, 63.

According to WTVR, Cresswell said that the way his aunt and uncle passed away made sense, and was for the best. Although it is sad, this happened for a reason, and it truly was the “perfect ending” for the couple.

“They would not have wanted to live without each other, so I think it was the perfect ending,” Cresswell said.

Soulmates dying 10 minutes apart isn’t that rare. In fact, there have been other stories about elderly couples that die together. As previously reported by the Inquisitr, an elderly couple died last month within 40 minutes of each other. Italvino and Diva Possa were in the same hospital room when the passed away.

“Italvino — who was 89 — was fighting leukemia since last summer, while Diva Possa had been diagnosed with a brain tumor in April and was undergoing chemotherapy.”